Star players like Greg Inglis, Johnathan Thurston and more recently Daly Cherry-Evans have been on the club's radar, but have declined approaches, something that rarely happened under Bennett's reign.

The big question is: what will be the fallout?

Chief executive Paul White has scoffed at reports he'll follow Griffin out the door, "because he can't work with Bennett.

Kevin Walters, who Bennett sacked a month ago and Darren Lockyer have both been linked to a joint coaching role, and there is already speculation football manager Andrew Gee may return after walking out on the club earlier this year over the salary cap issue.

Talk has also suggested Knights fullback Darius Boyd could return, although he is understood to have done a deal with Canberra.

Bennett's door will also be open to the likes of Karmichael Hunt (AFL) and Israel Folau (rugby union).